OpenOffice Tutorial: Draw Rectangle
How-To: OpenOffice Tutorial: Draw Rectangle
- To draw a rectangle shape, first you must find the "Rectangle Button."
- You can find it here in the Drawing Bar. It's the one with the rectangle icon.
- Just click on it once.
- Now, move your mouse to the drawing area. Pick the spot where you want to put one corner of your rectangle.
- Once you have picked the spot, click and hold the left mouse button.
- While holding the mouse button, move the mouse to start creating the rectangle. A ghost of it appears to guide you.
- Now, just release the mouse button to finish creating the rectangle. Congratulations! You have created a rectangle.
by Kaj Kandler
Draw a Rectangle
This screencast demonstrates how to raw a rectangle.
You will learn:
- How to find the "Rectangle" button.
- How to draw a rectangle using the rectangle tool.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- How to draw a block arrow.
- How to draw a circle.
- How to draw an ellipsis.
- How to draw a line
- How to draw a line with an arrow tip.>
- How to draw a smiley face or other symbols.
- How to draw a square
- How to insert a text frame.
- How to force equal height and width while drawing a shape.
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